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Hymnal Number
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About this Hymn
An early version of this spiritual appeared in 1867, but its more recognizable form was transcribed from the students at Hampton University a few years later. This is an interesting case in which "morning" could also be understood as "mourning." We see glimpses of that prophetic day in Matthew 24:29–31, when "the stars will fall from heaven," and in Amos 8:9–10, when God says, "I will darken the earth in broad daylight. I will turn your feasts into mourning."
Lyrics
Refrain
My Lord, what a morning; my Lord, what a morning; oh, my Lord, what a morning, when the stars begin to fall.
Verse 1
You'll hear the trumpet sound, to wake the nations underground, looking to my God's right hand, when the stars begin to fall.
Verse 2
You'll hear the sinner cry, to wake the nations underground, looking to my God's right hand, when the stars begin to fall.
Verse 3
You'll hear the Christian shout, to wake the nations underground, looking to my God's right hand, when the stars begin to fall.
My Lord, what a morning; my Lord, what a morning; oh, my Lord, what a morning, when the stars begin to fall.
Verse 1
You'll hear the trumpet sound, to wake the nations underground, looking to my God's right hand, when the stars begin to fall.
Verse 2
You'll hear the sinner cry, to wake the nations underground, looking to my God's right hand, when the stars begin to fall.
Verse 3
You'll hear the Christian shout, to wake the nations underground, looking to my God's right hand, when the stars begin to fall.
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Attribution & Copyright
Words & Music: Hampton and Its Students, 1874